General
General
Object Auto ID
79414
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Three figures in silhouette, not San but possibly Zulu. Two hold shields and one a club. (Part of an album, see 6594) [Album of water-colour facsimiles of Bushman drawings, from originals in the Drakensberg caves, Natal]; Fighting Figures

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

San rock art traditional weapons shields

Inscriptions
On work b.r. G. H. 1879 in black ink On mount b.c. title etc
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image 110 x 174 mm. Backing card 191 x 231 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1879
Maker Comment
HUTCHINSON, Graham
Collector Comment
Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
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